Update on my old Nikon F2 shutter curtain job

I tried fixing a sticky curtain with a light oil at first, but it just gummed up again after a week. Switched to a proper graphite powder from a supplier in Seattle, and the action is smooth as butter now, three months later. Anyone else find that some 'quick fixes' just make more work down the line?

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nelson.gavin2mo ago

Graphite powder is the real fix for old shutters.

bennett.luna2mo ago

Graphite can get messy and attract dust over time. @nelson.gavin, I've had better luck with a tiny drop of synthetic clock oil on the pivots. It stays put and lasts for years without gumming up.

shane_perry2913d ago

WD-40 worked on mine, still smooth three years later.